The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-02
Africa's Faithful Friends.

EMM Pasha writes In his latest letter from
Wadolai that he has reoccupied nearly every
station In his province, has won the conf
dence Of the people, and will not leave the
field where, he says, he Is sowing the seed
Of splendid future civilization"
Twelve years Of toll and hardship In the
Egyptian Soudan have only confirmed the
faith Of this man that inner Africa Is worth
reclaiming. His sentiments found an echo
In the recent meeting Of the British Associa-
ton, where such men az Major WATSON, late
Governor OF the Red Sea littoral. and Sir
CHARLES WILSON spoke most hopefully Of
the Soudan. "It Is q mistake" said Major
WATSON, Ito suppose that the Soudanese are
all savages. They are fine, Intelligent men,
many of them Of considerable talent, and are
easy to deal with. Ninety-nine out Of every
hundred people there are sick Of war. They
long for peace. and will be delighted when
they have stable government
EM1N Pasha Is only one among many men
who have consecrated their lives to arduous
toll In the depths Of Africa, believing that
through such sacrihces as they are making
the dawn Of o better day for the dark con-
tinent will be fastened. Some Of these men
seem to bear charmed lives In regions that
are reputed to be the most unhealthful In
Africa. They live yearafter year, apparently
in full vigor Of mind and body, In parts Of
the continent where most Of their comrades
promptly droop and fall.a
One Of the most remarkable Of the little
known heroes Of Africa Is the Frenchfhan
CoILLARp, who saved tho life OF SERPA
PINTO when that famous traveller was
nearly dead from sickness and privations
At long intervals the news comes that Coll
LARD and his brave wife are still moving
northward toward the Zambesi's sources.
hundreds Of miles from any white settle
ments, leaving their schools and stations as
soon as they can be trusted In other hands
and plunging further into the Wilderness to
minister to new tribes. This veteran mis-
sionary Is now joyfully welcomed in large
part Of the upper Zambesi basin, and Is
everywhere hailed a. another LIVINGSTONE
Mr.. HoRE OF Lake Tanganyika is another
strong man whom Nature adapted for the
stern work Of pioneering In tropical Africa
Year after year he keeps to his post, teach
ing the natives on his island home. visiting
his stations on the borders Of the lake, trav-
CLING SSAuOl6 eAO hAohy VAAOSo "ho AaAAeoss
'Tanganyikas 800 miles Of coast, doing much
good among the people. and rendering great
servioe to geographical science. JOHN
DUNN Of Zululand IL a representative speci-
men OF considerable number Of white men
who have entered savage Africa solely for
business purposes and are getting rich there.
There are scores Of these earnest men,
missionaries. scientific investigators, travel
lers, servants OF Governments, and COM
mercial agents. who have practically turned
their backs upon the comforts Of the civil
lied world and are working their lives away
In Africa. They could not cast their lot 80
cheerfully among the benighted natives they
encounter were not their courage strength
ened and their hope sustained by the favor
able progress OF their work. Like EMIN
Pasha they have come to believe that there
iB q future for Africa.